Morgan Spurlock, the documentary filmmaker behind such films as Super Size Me, Mansome, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? and The Greatest Movie Ever Made, has confessed to having a history of sexual misconduct.
Spurlock spoke about numerous past incidents he has been involved in on Twitlonger in a piece titled ‘I am Part of the Problem.’ He opened the article, writing: “As I sit around watching hero after hero, man after man, fall at the realization of their past indiscretions, I don’t sit by and wonder “who will be next?” I wonder, “when will they come for me?””
He spoke about an incident when he was accused of rape at college.
.@MorganSpurlock on the time he was accused of rape in college: https://t.co/Ucccyv3PYK pic.twitter.com/S2jxgGy2pK
— gettingsome (@gettingsome) December 14, 2017
He also settled a sexual harassment allegation at his office after calling his female assistant “hot pants” or “sex pants”, yelling to her from the other side of his office. She eventually quit, wanting a settlement, and Spurlock wrote: “Being who I was, it was the last thing I wanted, so of course, I paid. I paid for peace of mind. I paid for her silence and cooperation. Most of all, I paid so I could remain who I was.”
He also wrote about being unfaithful:
.@MorganSpurlock on constantly cheating on his wives and girlfriends: https://t.co/Ucccyv3PYK pic.twitter.com/a8ZRv9XoOH
— gettingsome (@gettingsome) December 14, 2017
He concludes the piece: “I am part of the problem. We all are. But I am also part of the solution. By recognizing and openly admitting what I’ve done to further this terrible situation, I hope to empower the change within myself. We should all find the courage to admit we’re at fault. More than anything, I’m hopeful that I can start to rebuild the trust and the respect of those I love most. I'm not sure I deserve it, but I will work everyday to earn it back.
“The only individual I have control over is me. So starting today, I’m going to be more honest with you and myself. I’m going to lay it all out in the open. Maybe that will be a start. Who knows. But I do know I've talked enough in my life ... I'm finally ready to listen.”
The confession has sparked understandably mixed responses from Tweeters"
I have a lot of mixed feelings reading this but I think it is brave to come forward honestly and maybe we need more of this dialogue without attacking/judging if we want to change as society
— Dorit Murciano (@doritnyc) December 14, 2017
How is it brave? He was just afraid it was going to come out and he wanted to beat the story. He's still a bad person. He wasn't making accidents when he harassed his assistant or cheating on his significant others. He was making conscious, selfish decisions. Let's not praise him
— Ryan Fleming (@SuperSkeptik) December 14, 2017
What Morgan Spurlock did is not brave, it’s just something he had to say period. Stop praising white males for doing what they have to do, specially for admitting to sexual misconduct. There is nothing right about his past behavior and he should not be applauded.
— n (@colln99) December 14, 2017
Honesty is the first step... To me it reads true.But I’m a man
— John Edginton (@JohnEdginton1) December 14, 2017
To me it reads like hoping to get excused from consequences. I'm sure he said he was sorry everytime he got caught cheating. And went on to cheat some more.
Be interest to see how it plays out.— LJ Breedlove (@LJBreedlove) December 14, 2017
I started to tweet about Morgan Spurlock's piece on how he didn't think he really raped the crying girl who said no, but then my laptop asked me not to throw it out the window - Me
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) December 14, 2017
Saying you’re a part of the problem doesn’t absolve you of your sins. Have you apologized to the people you hurt-especially the wives(!!) to whom you’ve been unfaithful?
Trying to get in front of a story doesn’t make you better than those other men- just makes you more PR savvy.
— Gege (@Pomquat) December 14, 2017
Morgan Spurlock: Addiction does not cause men to rape and harass women. Stop talking. Stop blaming. Take responsibility and don't make excuses. And to everyone who's praising him for being so "brave": You're part of the problem. https://t.co/KrAA1005j0
— Erica C. Barnett (@ericacbarnett) December 14, 2017
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